The failed fake punt had nothing to do with the final outcome of the Bears' 31-15 loss to the Saints on Monday night at Soldier Field.
Despite plum field position, the Saints wound up punting and soon after that the Bears pinned the Saints back on their...

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston takes you inside the game with a look at how the Ravens match up with the New Orleans Saints.
Saints TE Jimmy Graham vs. Ravens secondary: The Saints like to move Graham around because at 6-foot-7 and 265 pounds,...

Ravens veteran running back Justin Forsett kept smiling on the sideline while blood ran down his nose Monday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Although Forsett had hoped not to open the small cut across the bridge of his nose that's rapidly becoming...

Try this idea on for size: Marshal Yanda is one of the greatest players in Ravens history.
An offensive guard? Really? Yeah, really.
Let's start the case with Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak on the stand. Kubiak has coached and played with...

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome is famous for his draft-day trades, but on Wednesday, he recounted one that he's probably happy didn't go through.
At a pre-draft news conference, Newsome recounted his side of this week's revelation that the Ravens attempted to trade up in the 2007 NFL Draft for Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn.
Quinn joined NFL.com’s “Path to the Draft” team to recount his draft day seven years ago. Quinn, a four-year starter at Notre Dame who was seen as a...

Select an immediate standout early, an eventual starter or two later, then round out the class with a few rookie free-agent gems. For much of Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome's tenure, that's been his blueprint on draft day.
"Once you start out [by drafting] two Hall of Famers in Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis, it's kind of hard not to go downhill from there," joked former Ravens head coach Brian Billick, now an NFL Network analyst. "But downhill is still pretty darn good."
The NFL draft is an...

The NFC features some of the NFL's best defenses, which includes the Seattle Seahawks, the reigning Super Bowl champions.
This conference also features a couple of teams - Philadelphia, Chicago, Carolina, Arizona - that appear to be on the rise, and a few former title contenders - Green Bay, New Orleans, Atlanta, and the Giants - that are regrouping.
Here is a team-by-team breakdown of every NFC squad's draft needs heading into next month's NFL draft, which begins on May 8.
If you missed the AFC...

After a disappointing season in which he dealt with a strained hip flexor and quadriceps injury and struggled to break tackles or elude defenders, Ravens running back Ray Rice vowed that he would rededicate himself to regain his Pro Bowl form.
By the end of the season, Rice was heavier than he'd been at any point in his NFL career, weighing roughly 225 pounds.
Rice has since lost 15 pounds, getting down to a leaner 210 and now working toward a goal of reporting at 205 for next season, according to his...

Despite re-signing left tackle Eugene Monroe, tight end Dennis Pitta and wide receiver Jacoby Jones, adding veteran playmaker Steve Smith and hiring a new coordinator, the Ravens still have work left to do this offseason to improve an offense that plummeted to 29th in total yards and 25th in scoring in 2013.
The only offensive position where they don’t need to add talent and depth appears to be quarterback.
So might the Ravens use their top pick on offense? It’s been a quite a while...

The Ravens have decided to terminate the contract of Bobbie Williams, the team announced.
Looking to find a steady replacement for departed left guard Ben Grubbs, the Ravens signed the veteran guard before the 2012 season. He made six starts and played in 12 games, but was a reserve during the playoffs.
Williams, who turned 36 in September, signed a two-year, $2.925 million contract last spring that included an $800,000 signing bonus. By terminating his contract, the Ravens will free up $800,000...